Sonakandar, Old Malda
Sonakandar is a village located in the Maldah (Old) Subdivision of Maldah district of West Bengal. The village falls in Old Malda block and comes under Jatradanga Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Sonakandar is 459 out of which 242 are males and rest 217 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 897 females per 1000 males. There are around 63 teenagers in Sonakandar. It has literacy rate of 39% which means around 181 persons can read and write. Total 382 people belonging to scheduled caste and 72 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 98 households in Sonakandar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 311. The pincode of Sonakandar is 732142 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mangalbari Sub Post office
- Madhaipur Branch Post office
- Sahapur Branch Post office
- Bachamari Branch Post office
- Nageswarpur Branch Post office
Schools
Sonakandar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Sahapur High School(High School)
- Bachamari G.K High School(High School)
- Osmania High Madrasah (High School)
- Gour Ch Ghosh Girls High School (High School)
- Vivekananda Shishu Mandir
Hospitals
Sonakandar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Sonakandar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.